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Hrólfs saga kraka — chs 34-35 §34.11

Hafi ‘have’

hafa (verb): have

þit ‘You’

nom. dual.

it (pron.; °gen. ykkar, dat./acc. ykkr): you (two)

hér ‘here’

hér (adv.): here

illan ‘a bad’

acc. m. sg.

illr (adj.): bad, evil, unwell

vanða ‘habit’

acc. sg.

vanði (noun m.; °-a): custom, habit

upp ‘up’

tekit ‘taken’

pret. participle;

2. taka (verb): take

at ‘’

5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)

berja ‘throwing’

infinitive;

2. berja (verb; °barði; barðr/bariðr/barinn): fight

saklausa ‘at innocent’

acc. m. pl.

saklauss (adj.): innocent, without cause

menn ‘men’

acc. pl.

maðr (noun m.): man, person

beinum ‘bones’

dat. pl.

bein (noun n.; °-s; -): bone

er ‘is’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am

mér ‘to me’

dat. sg.

ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me

í ‘in’

í (prep.): in, into

því ‘that’

dat. n. sg.

1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

óvirðing ‘a dishonour’

nom. sg.

óvirðing (noun f.): dishonour

en ‘and’

2. en (conj.): but, and

yðr ‘for you’

dat. pl.

þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you

stór ‘great’

nom. f. sg.

stórr (adj.): large, great

skǫmm ‘shame’

nom. sg.

skǫmm (noun f.; °skammar; skammir): shame

at ‘to’

5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)

gøra ‘do’

infinitive;

1. gera (verb): do, make

slíkt ‘such’

nom. n. sg.

2. slíkr (adj.): such

Hefi ‘have’

1st pers. pres. sg.

hafa (verb): have

ek ‘I’

nom. sg.

ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me

jafnan ‘repeatedly’

jafnan (adv.): always

rœtt ‘spoken’

pret. participle;

ráða (verb): advise, rule, interpret, decide

um ‘about’

1. um (prep.): about, around

þetta ‘it’

acc. n. sg.

1. sjá (pron.; °gen. þessa dat. þessum/þeima, acc. þenna; f. sjá/þessi; n. þetta, dat. þessu/þvísa; pl. þessir): this

áðr ‘before’

áðr (adv.; °//): before

ok ‘and’

3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

hafi ‘have’

hafa (verb): have

þit ‘you’

nom. dual.

it (pron.; °gen. ykkar, dat./acc. ykkr): you (two)

hér ‘’

hér (adv.): here

at ‘’

3. at (prep.): at, to

øngvan ‘no’

acc. f. sg.

2. engi (pron.): no, none

gaum ‘attention’

acc. sg.

gaum (noun f.): attention

gefit ‘paid’

pret. participle;

gefa (verb): give

ok ‘and’

3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

hygg ‘think’

1st pers. pres. sg.

2. hyggja (verb): think, consider

ek ‘I’

nom. sg.

ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me

at ‘that’

4. at (conj.): that

þessi ‘this’

nom. sg.

1. sjá (pron.; °gen. þessa dat. þessum/þeima, acc. þenna; f. sjá/þessi; n. þetta, dat. þessu/þvísa; pl. þessir): this

maðr ‘man’

nom. sg.

maðr (noun m.): man, person

muni ‘is’

subj. 3rd pers. pres. sg.

munu (verb): will, must

ekki ‘no’

2. ekki (adv.): not

allítill ‘weakling’

nom. m. sg.

allítill (adj.): very little, weakling

fyrir ‘in’

fyrir (prep.): for, before, because of

sér ‘himself’

dat.

sik (pron.; °gen. sín, dat. sér): (refl. pron.)

er ‘whom’

2. er (conj.): who, which, when

þér ‘you’

dat. sg.

þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you

hafið ‘have’

2nd pers. pres. pl.

hafa (verb): have

nú ‘now’

nú (adv.): now

á ‘’

3. á (prep.): on, at

leitat ‘attacked’

pret. participle;

leita (verb): seek, look for, attack

ok ‘and’

3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

kallið ‘summon’

2nd pers. pres. pl.

kalla (verb): call

hann ‘him’

acc. m. sg.

hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...

til ‘to’

til (prep.): to

mín ‘me’

gen. sg.

ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me

svá ‘so’

svá (adv.): so, thus

ek ‘I’

nom. sg.

ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me

viti ‘might know’

subj. 1st pers. pres. sg.

1. vita (verb): know

hverr ‘who’

nom. m. sg.

2. hverr (pron.): who, whom, each, every

hann ‘he’

nom. m. sg.

hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...

er ‘is’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am

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‘Hafi þit hér illan vanða upp tekit, at berja saklausa menn beinum; er mér í því óvirðing, en yðr stór skǫmm, at gøra slíkt. Hefi ek jafnan rœtt um þetta áðr, ok hafi þit hér at øngvan gaum gefit, ok hygg ek at þessi maðr muni ekki allítill fyrir sér, er þér hafið nú á leitat; ok kallið hann til mín, svá ek viti hverr hann er.’

34.10 Hrólfs saga kraka — chs 34-35 34.12

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